Very, very soon one of our favorite families on this street will be pulling out of their driveway to start the drive to their new duty station.
This is the first time that we have had to watch a set of great friends leave. I know it won't be our last.
Army life is funny. They throw you into a duty station knowing practically no one. You are usually away from family and all of your friends. They expect you to survive without your soldier for months and months at a time. So what do you do? You find friends who know what you are going through and you hang onto them for dear life.
Michael and I have a hard time finding real friends. We are friendly with everyone and everyone loves Michael. Sometimes I am harder to love. :) So when we find people that we are compatible with we are thrilled to pieces.
We love hanging out with this family. They are hilarious and fun and help out whenever they can. They will be greatly missed.
So starts the craziness of losing friends, gaining new neighbors and wondering if the new neighbors will be crazy. Fun times.
There are other precious people who will be leaving eventually. Until then I will enjoy every moment I can with them, nurture these relationships that I hold so dear and find a chain big enough to chain myself to their moving truck on moving day.
What? I can protest with the best of them believe me.
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